The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-02-24

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT JAS 4. Taylor was
called home last week by the illness of
his father, Rev. N G. Taylor.
Hon. R. R. Butler appointed Charles
R. Murphy, of Morristown, to the Ma
val academy at Annapolis yesterday.
Rev. Jno Boring and wife, Of Elk
Garden, Va, are visiting relatives in
this vicinity. Mr.. Boring contem-
plates moving back to Johnson City
in the fall.
She asked him not to play ball the
coming season if he loved her, as it
was so "unbecoming q gentleman"
He loved her and had promised to give
up anything, but he belonged to the
"Reds" and couldn't forsake them.
He gave her up, mot because he low
ed her less, but because he loved base
ball more"
A Knoxville man has taken out a
patent for a machine to crimp -four
bags.-E9.
Well, that's all right. Why not let
the flour bag wear crimps, so long as
the flour barrel has hoops.-AbingdOn
Examiner.
The flour barrel has right to do as
it pleases. 1t stands on its own "bot.
tom" and has "head" Of its own.
Mr., G. w. Hickey has bought out
the grocery business of G. F. Camp
bell and will continue the business at
the old stand, under THE COMET Of
fee Mr.. Hickey is too we'll known
in this city to need comment. He is
an experienced produce merchant and
will carry general line Of goods.
John Ramsy, one of the best engi.
on the E.neers 7. V. &C. r. R., made
the run of SS miles from Knoxville to
Cleveland, with three private cars
containing the officials of the Rich
mond and West Point Terminal Com
pany, last Tuesday in one hour and
thirty-five minutes. This is over so
miles an hour and is the fastest run on
record.
Mr.. R. K. Collins has rented the
store room lately occupied by s. Moth.
ner, and will establish a buggy and
carriage depot the first of March. He
represents the Gainsboro Carriage
Factory OF Cincinnati, Ohio, and sever
al other first-class houses. When he
can't suit you in stock he will order
what you want by telegraph. Ifyeu
need anything in his line see him be-
fore purchasing.
Mr.. A. P. Henderson, of Holston
Bridge, Va, has associated himself
with j. H. Pierce in the stove and
tinware business, and the style OF the
firm will hereafter be Henderson &
Pierce. Mr.. Henderson will not be
here himself but will be great finan-
cial helf to the firm. The old firm did
good wholesale business but it will
be increased now because the new
firm will buy for cash and will thereby
be enabled to sell goods cheaper.
The Evening Telegram is the name
OF new daily newspaper just started
at Nashville. 1t is six-column folio,
and the initial number presents a very
neat appearance. 1t is ably edited by
Mr.. w. F. Harrington, a Republican
representative in the present Legisla-
ture, is independent in politics and its
chief object is announced to be "a
rightful solution to the labor prob
lem" 1t endorses Gov. Taylor posi-.
ton and administration and we wish
it success.
1t is not unreasonable to expect
some sad vagaries in the weather OF
the next few days. Captain Greedy is
utterly absorbed in drawing map OF
the cyclonic region in the new baby,
and endeavoring to prognosticate just
when the wind is likely to become
troublesome. He suffers also by rea-
son of constant cold waves from the
maternul region, when the report is
sues that it is mighty unfortunate for
the country if he does not know more
about isotherms than he does about
colic.-CincinnGti Enquirer.
Does this account for the wet wealth
er have been having?
Down in Texas they understand hui
man nature and are no more afraid OF
the English language than a hungry
man is of buttered biscuit This is
how the ungallant vernacular cas-.
cades from the lips Of man who has
had an uncommonly sad experience
with one of the fair sex
AS a great moral agent a woman is
J a yard wide and all wool, but as a
book agent she cuts swath q mile
; wide and never misses victim. We
would much rather have a friend pour
a pitcher of common molasses down
our back than to be interviewed by q
lady book agen: whose mouth resem.
bles crack in a lemon and whose
nose looks like an exclamation point
in whirlwind.
The following article is copied from
the Wynberg Times and South Afri
can Agriculturist. The Mr.. Mccall
, lum spoken of in the article is {
brother Of Mr.. G. K. McCallum, Gen
! eral Manager Of the Johnson City
Foundry and Machine Works
There were two accidents on Tues
day night last in one spot, neither O
which, fortunately, entailed any Sc
rious consequences. Messrs. Felthan
. and TAFT. inn. were driving from